Lawyers can only counsel, not tell you what to do. Ask him/her point blank what is the standard allocation, what is appropriate for you.. and go from there.
Saying you had bad legal advice and/or weren't thinking straight does NOT stop the court from seeing costs that you supported and viewing them as the norm.
The standard of living drastically changes with divorce. The consequences start now. Fairfield County children lose more advantages in a grounding that most kids have in their day to day life.
You Know You Are From Fairfield, Connecticut When...
*You have hiked up a golf course at least once to get to a keg party.
*You never went to a bar in high school.
*The fact that the Merritt and the Hutch were the same highway but named differently just because they are in two different states makes perfect sense to you.
*You thought no one could buy beer after 8 PM.
*You think New Jersey is a toxic waste dump.
*You party on the beach of Long Island Sound.
*You've drive to New York...just to buy beer.
*You have deer in your backyard.
*Your family owns more than one house.
*At least one parent works in New York City. They take the train.
*You know the crucial difference between SoNo and SoHo.
*Your high school has won the State Championship in soccer and/or lacrosse, and/or Ice Hockey (girls and guys) and/or Football several years in a row.
*You have taken riding lessons at the towns Riding Club.
*In high school you drank outside, regularly.
*You still don't understand why people say that Connecticut is the richest state.
*The diner is the only place open after midnight.
*You have at least 10 friends who drive Jeeps.
*You root for all or most of the New York sports teams.
*Anybody asks, you're from just outside of New York.
*You've never looked at a public bus schedule. You would also never get on one.
*You know girls and guys that have the same names.
*You think Bridgeport is the worst ghetto you've ever seen.
*You spend the summer on Cape Cod, in Nantucket or Marthas Vineyard.
*When you go to a real city, you sincerely feel bad for the poor/homeless people.
*The cars in your high school's parking lot were worth more than your high school.
*You were pissed that your sixteenth birthday car was a new sedan instead of an SUV.
*You never really went on a "real date" in high school.
*You know what Okemo is (and you or a friend owns a house there).
*You grew up wondering where the old cars in the parking lot at the grocery store came from.
*You found it easy to drink college seniors under the table within the first week of college.
*You don't have an accent.
*You know how to play Beruit, and how it differs from Beer Pong.
*You have more than one country club in your town.
*You're a Russo sister, sun or moon
*Your high school sent more than 10 kids to Boston College.
*You get pissed at anyone that doesnt know how to drive in the snow.
*You consider Fairfield County and the rest of Connecticut two different states.
Think about it. Last week my daughter learned what generic foods are and helped shop for them. Not a bad thing to know.
*hugs*
I got the list after doing a search on Facebook for Fairfield County groups. It's amazing how many of them are focused on being drunk.
